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Clarence Verdun Courtney

In memory of:

Lance Sergeant Clarence Verdun Courtney

June 6, 1944
In the field

Military Service

Service Number:

B/80413

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Army Service Corps

Division:

attd. 2nd Cdn. Armd. Bde.

Additional Information

Born:

March 26, 1916
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

June 8, 1942
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Mrs. J. Courtney; husband of Margaret G. Courtney, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 280 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BAYEUX MEMORIAL
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

Panel 27, Column 2.

Location:

The Bayeux Memorial is located on the by-pass Rue de Sir Fabian Ware, in the south-western outskirts of the town of Bayeux, in Normandy, about 24 kilometres north-west of Caen. The memorial was erected in honour of the 1,803 men of the land forces who died in the fighting in Normandy and in the advance to the River Seine, and who have no known grave.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– The Toronto Star, February 16, 1945, page 11

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    Newspaper Clipping – The Toronto Star, February 16, 1945, page 11
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  • Photo of Clarence Verdun Courtney– In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of Clarence Verdun Courtney – In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Western Technical School– In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Western Technical School – In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Memorial– In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial – In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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